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[Bill of sale for slaves, William Murrell to the Estate of Samuel Blair, April 2, 1845]
Receipt of payment for slaves from William Murrell to the estate of Samuel Blair.
Date:
April 2, 1845
Creator:
Hays, Hugh
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back Band Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved back band buckle. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the middle bar having an outwardly-projecting stud, the upper bar parallel to the middle bar and having an under offset recess, and a depending lug-hook and spring-snap" (lines 19-26).
Date:
April 18, 1882
Creator:
Lowe, Joseph Alfred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddle-Trees.
Patent for the improvement of saddle trees used in the construction of "Spanish or Texas saddles." (line 16)
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Melton, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Adjuster.
Patent for a new and improved wheel adjuster. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the terminal tire-lugs having right and left screw-threaded sockets, of a right and left screw-stem, a turning block of substantially the same cross-section as the rim of the wheel, connected to the screw-stem so as to slide thereon but revolve rigidly together, and means . . . for locking the turning block to the terminal lugs" (lines 8-16).
Date:
April 1, 1890
Creator:
Surratt, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Needle Beam for Bridges.
Patent for a new and improved needle-beam for bridges. This design "relates to needle-beams for bridges; and its objects are, first, to provide them with appliances whereby to maintain wire cables in proper position and conduct them between the termini of the bridge; second, to provide for interweaving the strands of the cable during the progress of the construction; third, to adapt the parts to coact so that they will maintain the cables permanently in their pristine condition; fourth, to provide such correlation of the parts that they shall uniformly conduce to invariable results" (lines 15-27).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Rudyon, Edwin Elijah
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pendulum-Scale.
Patent for "a self-registering scale which shall be composed of but a few parts, and which will be accurate and reliable in use, and not liable to get out of repair from constant employment" (lines 10-14).
Date:
April 17, 1894
Creator:
Graves, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Permutation Lock.
Patent for a new and improved combination lock. This design's operation "is as follows: Being unlocked, the bolt is in the retracted position . . . [t]he door can then be operated in the usual manner, being held, when closed, by the ordinary spring-bolt. . . . When the door is closed, in order to lock it, the graduated knob is turned, operating the toothed disk and the first or governing ring, which will . . . throw out the end of the locking-bolt. By turning the handle, all the rings of the slotted guide can be moved sufficiently to engage the teeth of the locking-arm of the bolt" (lines 80-94).
Date:
April 17, 1883
Creator:
Sarlls, Rutus & Holland, Virgil C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Permutation Lock.
Patent for a new and improved combination lock. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the elongated case, its longitudinally slotted and notched partitions, the boltway over the partitions, reciprocating notched and perforated slides, and adjustable pins or studs engaging the perforations and projecting into the slots of the partitions, the rack-slide, drop-bolt, and graduated knob carrying the pinion" (lines 20-28).
Date:
April 24, 1883
Creator:
Sarlls, Rutus & Holland, Virgil C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Plows and Cultivators" (lines 5-6), with illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1883
Creator:
Nutting, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churning Device.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists "[i]n a churning device, the combination, with a base and a spring-bar held therein, of a cross-bar hinged to the said base and a churn-carrying bar secured to the said hinged and spring-bars" (lines 69-73).
Date:
April 21, 1885
Creator:
Wood, Sylvanus B.; Wood, Hervey & Wiley, Thomas Wilson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Docket J. P. Precinct 1, Cooke County, 1891-1895]
Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing fees, affidavits, and warrants.
Date:
1885-04~
Creator:
Cooke County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 113, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 1892
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 20, 1892
Creator:
Roberts, W. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 1894
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 11, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 110, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 12, 1896
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 12, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 100, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 1892
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 5, 1892
Creator:
Roberts, W. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1894
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 5, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 99, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 28, 1897
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 28, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 102, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1892
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 7, 1892
Creator:
Roberts, W. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1894
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 27, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 105, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 10, 1892
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 10, 1892
Creator:
Roberts, W. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 85, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 11, 1897
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 11, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 104, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 9, 1892
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 9, 1892
Creator:
Roberts, W. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 33, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 29, 1894
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 29, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 89, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1897
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 16, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History